English Explanatory Dictionary

centre of buoyancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The point through which the resultant of all buoyant forces on an immersed hull are assumed to act; the centre of mass of the displaced water.

Word forms

centre of buoyancy centres of buoyancy center of buoyancy

Synonyms

centre of cavity centre of displacement centre of flotation COB

Related words

centre of gravity centre of inertia centre of mass
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